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Top Five Materials: March 2022
MC 534334 / Ruby from Omnipel Technologies srl Omnipel Technologies offers a collection of fabrics with thermoplastic polyurethane (TPE) rubber injection-molded onto the surface for three-dimensional …
Out of the Bio-box Thinking – Renewable Carbon Materials
In this seminar, Dr. Gayatri Keskar reviews some of the noteworthy innovations that are rethinking our reliance on Earth's all natural support systems like water, land, oceans, climate, and …
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Piece Dye, Yarn Dye, and Solution Dye
Piece dyeing is a process in which a continuous length of dry, pre-constructed fabric is passed through a trough of hot-dye solution, and then passed through a pair of padded rollers to squeeze the …
What fiber parameters are important for ultimate performance?
In this Ask an Expert, Dr. Andrew Dent has been asked What fiber parameters are important for ultimate performance? When we talk about ultimate performance we're dealing with synthetic fibers. …
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Miniscape: Carbon Fiber
In this Miniscape, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner talks about carbon fiber. Carbon fiber offers a great way for companies to reduce the weight of their products. This not only offers …
Denier, Tex, and DTex
Denier is a unit of measurement for the mass-per-length, or linear mass density, of a fiber. Specifically, denier measures the grams per 9,000 meters of a fiber. This value can also be interpreted as …
Trilobal and Multi-lobal
The term lobal refers to the number of “lobes” or sides of a circular cross-section. Here, we refer to a trilobal yarn as one whose cross section has three distinct sides and, in practice, slightly …
Material Profile: FILAVA™
MC 827301 / FILAVA™ FILAVA™, a volcanic rock filament, was developed by the company Isomatex as a more environmentally friendly option to carbon or aramid fibers. The volcanic rock is aggregated …
Comfort and Performance in Circular Fashion: A Talk with The LYCRA Company
Today, Dr. Gayatri Keskar was in conversation with Melissa Stewart, Global Technology Director - R&D and Materials Innovation, at The LYCRA Company to discuss how the textile giant is continuing its …
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Eye On: Enhanced Naturals
For this Eye On, Dr. Andrew Dent discusses enhanced naturals. Here he touches upon ways in which our natural fibers are moving away from their standard form and towards performance. In other words, …
Microfiber
Microfibers are fibers that are of an extremely small diameter. In popular culture, “microfiber” typically refers to two things that we discuss below: Microfiber fabrics and microfiber …
Is it possible to engineer natural fibers for performance or aesthetics in fiber form?
In this Ask an Expert, Materials Specialist Jessica Brenner answers the question: Can natural fibers like linen, silk, wool, cotton, and hemp be engineered to achieve the desired hand feel and …
Fashioning a Circular Future
Dr. Andrew Dent invited Fashion Designer & Brand Strategist Jonathan Cheung to join him in a conversation. Here, Jonathan shares lessons learned through his years of experience working with global …
Performance Fibers for Non-Apparel Applications
For this session, Dr. Andrew Dent focuses on performance fibers. More specifically the ones that are not meant for apparel but composites for high-performance applications outside of what we wear. …
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Staple Fiber, Monofilament, and Multifilament
Staple fiber is a fiber of a discrete length. It can be natural or synthetic. Staple fibers are collected, aligned, and then twisted into a yarn, a process we typically refer to as spinning. Staple …
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